Speculation: 2024-2025 Tampa Bay Lightning predictions
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Peacefool
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We will make PO. Kuch gonna be Kuch, Healthy Vasy is OP. I really hope Atkinson wont be Sheary vol.2 and will be influantial at score board, I hope Sheary wont be Sheary vol.1 and will score at least 40 points. Really hope some of young guys will make a team and will do it like Point Cirelli or at least Colton.
I think this season will be more optimistical than previous one. Go Bolts!
Todd1a
Kucherov or prospect
I’d say playoffs, at some point geekie gets called up , JBB trades for at least 1 good forward at the trade deadline. I’d say we finish 3rd in the Atlantic division.
Hot Take: PP doesn't miss a beat without Stamkos.
2nd in the Atlantic, if Vasy is decent.
2nd round exit.
No splash at the deadline.
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I wouldn't go as far as saying doesn't miss a beat, but as long as we have Kucherov our PP will be good. Sure it might drop from top 3 to top 5 or something.
Since Stamkos has actually been mostly healthy ever since we've ran this same power play configuration with these four players, the 2020 playoffs are really the only relevant sample size to use as a reference for what we could expect this season. In 2019-2020 our PP% went from 23,1 in the regular season to 22,7 in the playoffs.
CaptBrannigan
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Not having a legitimate NHL backup goalie comes back to hurt the team in one or more of the following ways:
Overworked/played Vasi, not good for grind of playiffs
Low number of points won by backup, especially compared to playoff teams
Season over if Vasi gets injured
Overpay (either in terms of contract, trade, etc) for a legit backup.
The team has no real prospects in net, and only three goalies signed to NHL contracts. This is a bad situation that could turn terrible real quick.
Overworked/played Vasi, not good for grind of playiffs
Low number of points won by backup, especially compared to playoff teams
Season over if Vasi gets injured
Overpay (either in terms of contract, trade, etc) for a legit backup.
The team has no real prospects in net, and only three goalies signed to NHL contracts. This is a bad situation that could turn terrible real quick.
These Are The Days
Oh no! We suck again!!
My only hot take is that last year may have been the most frustrated I have been as a Lightning fan since seeing Dan Boyle run out of town and I desperately want to be wrong about the concerns I have with our team now
If JBB could work out a deal for a back up while also packaging Sheary in the trade I'd be over the moon.
